have a laugh
English
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Verb
have a laugh (third-person singular simple present has a laugh, present participle having a laugh, simple past and past participle had a laugh)
- To laugh.
- It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.
- (UK, idiomatic) To joke; kid around.
- Some of the kids had a laugh and put glue on the teacher's chair.
- Fifty quid for that piece of junk? You're having a laugh!
- (UK, idiomatic) To enjoy oneself; have fun.
- We had a great laugh yesterday at the funfair.
See also
Further reading
- “you re having a laugh” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “are you having a laugh” (US) / “are you having a laugh” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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